ULAN BATOR, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 417 Mongolian nationals have returned home from abroad on two chartered flights over the past two days, the country's State Emergency Commission (SEC) said Friday.
The Hong Kong-Ulan Bator flight with 149 passengers onboard landed at the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport here on Thursday evening, the SEC said in a statement.
The other Istanbul-Ulan Bator flight landed at the airport on Friday morning, with 268 passengers onboard, the SEC said.
The returnees include pregnant women, elders, children, sick people, and those with financial and other problems, and will be isolated at designated facilities for 21 days, the SEC said.
Since its COVID-19 outbreak, Mongolia has evacuated more than 18,000 nationals on chartered flights, buses or trains from different parts of the world, according to the commission.
The Asian country has confirmed 298 COVID-19 cases so far, with no local transmissions or deaths. Enditem
